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# Conservative councillor criticises council for not consulting trans and non-binary communities on new public toilets
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/conservative-councillor-criticises-council-for-not-consulting-trans-and-non-binary-communities-on-new-public-toilets/
- Published: 2024-10-25T08:46:36.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-25T08:46:36.000Z
- Description: Ed Pitt Ford, a Conservative councillor, has criticised Westminster City Council for not consulting trans and non-binary communities on new public toilets. The new toilets – part of the council’s modernisation scheme to freshen up the existing facilities – are set to be split into men’s and women’s
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Conservatives, LGBT+ Conservatives, Trans

**Ed Pitt Ford**, a **Conservative** councillor, has criticised **Westminster City Council** for not consulting trans and non-binary communities on new public toilets.

The new toilets – part of the council’s modernisation scheme to freshen up the existing facilities – are set to be split into men’s and women’s toilets.

But Pitt Ford, who is also an **LGBT+ Conservatives** member, shared images of the plans on social media, taking aim at the council.

> I recently discovered that Labour led Westminster City Council didn’t consult the trans and non-binary communities for the refurbishment plans for flagship public toilets at Picadilly Circus, Embankment and Green Park…I urge them to consult non-cisgendered people going forwards. [pic.twitter.com/Canojlmwrg](https://t.co/Canojlmwrg?ref=scenemag.co.uk)  
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> — Cllr. Ed Pitt Ford (@pitt\_ford) [October 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/pitt%5Fford/status/1847012141284610438?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Captioning his post, where the men’s and women’s signs are clearly visible, Pitt Ford took aim at the Labour-led authority for not going far enough to consult the trans community.

He wrote: “I recently discovered that Labour-led Westminster City Council didn’t consult the trans and non-binary communities for the refurbishment plans for flagship public toilets at Piccadilly Circus, Embankment and Green Park.

“I urge them to consult non-cisgendered people going forward.”

Under existing law, transgender people can use the toilet that matches their gender identity but, in 2022, the **Equality and Human Rights Commission** said that, under the **Equality Act**, people who do not have a gender recognition certificate could be excluded from single-sex services or facilities, including toilets.